What do we think about this battery charger?

Eachine98379872 · Feb 17, 2021

I’m trying to find a good lipo battery charger that won’t drain my bank account (£30-50?) For my 4s 75C lipo batteries. I want to be able to storage charge and I have a cell at the moment at 2.7V so I’ll need to slow charge that aswell. Does anyone have any recommendations? I found this one on Amazon but there are lots of chargers that look exactly the same as this one but with different branding so I’m a bit worried it’s a knock off. What would you recommend? Thanks!

FTVOGUE B6 80W Digital LCD Balance Charger Discharger Parallel Charging Board for LLiPo NiMH RC Battery(80w Without plug): Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games

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droneguy · Feb 17, 2021

There are many decent LiPo chargers on the market. I'm not familiar with the one you specified, but ISDT makes some of the best "SMART" chargers. The key to a good, safe charger is the built in smarts to prevent catastrophic situations from happening. ToolkitRC, Hobbymate also make very good smart chargers. Temperature protection, automatic shutoff, unbalanced protection are just a few of the safety features you should consider. Many chargers also need an external power supply so factor this into your costs. The ISDT below is a little abve your stated budget, but it's a great option as it comes with the power supply and is a true smart charger.

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Deleted member 3641 · Feb 17, 2021

I have had my iMax B6 charger for about a year and a half and have had no problems with it. It does require a power supply.
Amazon.co.uk : imax b6

It can be calibrated and it is a good idea to do it.

mrmund · Feb 17, 2021

I got this one and I'm pretty happy with it. It has its own power supply built in. It has Balance charge and Storage mode. I had to update the firmware but now it will charge my HV batteries all the way too. I'm not sure how much it costs on UK Amazon but for me it was definitely worth the money.